Mussorgsky’s masterpiece. Popular classical music.
We’ll introduce masterpieces by Modest Mussorgsky, famous for Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain (St.
John’s Eve on the Bare Mountain).
Isn’t Pictures at an Exhibition by Ravel?
Many people may say they’ve heard Night on Bald Mountain, but the original is of course by Mussorgsky; it became famous through performances of various arrangements.
Contrary to what you might expect, Mussorgsky actually wrote relatively few standalone orchestral pieces, leaving many songs and piano works instead.
I want you to get to know Mussorgsky’s original music, so this time I’ll be introducing some of his masterworks.
Playlist
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| 1east | Great Gate of Kyiv, from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | In the suite Pictures at an Exhibition, the most representative … |
| 2east | Aria of Shaklovity from the opera KhovanshchinaModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the opera Khovanshchina, Russia’s dawn... |
| 3east | Pimen’s Aria from the opera Boris GodunovModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | This piece, known as a masterpiece among string quartets... |
| 4east | Scherzo in B-flat majorModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | It is a representative masterpiece of classical music that Russia is proud of. |
| 5east | The Fall of Sennacherib (The Destruction of Sennacherib) (1866–67)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Depicting the Assyrian host perishing in glory… |
| 6east | Symphonic Poem ‘Night on Bald Mountain’Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Symphonic poem “Night on Bald Mountain (A Night on…” |
| 7east | Tears in G minor (Une larme g-moll)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | A simple yet emotionally rich piano solo piece... |
| 8east | Meditation – Album Leaf in D minor (Meditation – Feuillet d’album d minor)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | This one song captures delicate emotional expression and a profound exploration of the inner self... |
| 9east | Spinning Woman (1871)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | To the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky... |
| 10east | Promenade I from the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Promenade (P...) from the suite “Pictures at an Exhibition” |
| 11east | From the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’: The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Russian music by Modest Mussorgsky… |
| 12east | March: Recapture of KarsModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Known as one of Modest Mussorgsky’s representative works… |
| 13east | Jesus Navi (Joshua)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | A choral piece based on a story from the Bible, in which Canaan's... |
| 14east | Symphonic Interlude in the Classical StyleModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | While incorporating classical styles, it forges a distinctive sound… |
| 15east | In the Village in D major (Au village D-Dur)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | A famous piano solo piece transforms into a bright and lighthearted melo… |
| 16east | Overture to the Opera ‘The Fair at Sorochyntsi’Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest Mussorgsky, who was influenced by Russian folk songs… |
| 17east | From the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, Catacombs (Roman Tombs)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Brilliantly capturing the Russian national character and the somber atmosphere of cemeteries… |
| 18east | Bidlo, from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite 'Pictures at an Exhibition': Bydło (The Ox-Cart).… |
| 19east | Gnome, from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnome (The Dwarf)… |
| 20east | From the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’: Addressing the dead with dead wordsModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | It’s a piece with a mystical atmosphere. A serene melody... |
| 21east | Night on Bald MountainModest Mussorgsky | play_arrow | Music depicting a witches’ nocturnal revel |
| 22east | Hopak from the opera The Fair at SorochyntsiModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera “The Fair at Sorochyntsi (Soroc… |
| 23east | From the opera Khovanshchina: Prelude “Dawn on the Moscow River”Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Khovanshchina (Khovansh... |
| 24east | From the opera Boris Godunov, Simpleton’s ariaModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |
| 25east | From the opera Boris Godunov, PrologueModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |
| 26east | From the opera Boris Godunov: Boris’s deathModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |
| 27east | Marina’s aria from the opera Boris GodunovModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |
| 28east | From the opera Boris Godunov: Coronation SceneModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |
| 29east | From the opera Boris Godunov, the Clock SceneModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The Clock Scene from Boris Godunov. Performed by bass and piano. |
| 30east | From the song collection “Children’s Room”: “With a Doll,” “Evening Prayer,” “Riding a Rocking Horse”Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Song cycle “The Nursery (The Children’s Room)… |
| 31east | From the suite Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and SchmuÿleModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite Pictures at an Exhibition, Samuel Gold… |
| 32east | From the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, The Market at LimogesModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite 'Pictures at an Exhibition,' The Market at Limoges… |
| 33east | Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks from the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite 'Pictures at an Exhibition,' the chick in its shell... |
| 34east | The Old Castle, from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite Pictures at an Exhibition, Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle)… |
| 35east | Dance of the Persian Slaves from the opera KhovanshchinaModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Khovanshchina (Khovansh... |
| 36east | On the southern coast of Crimea, No. 1: Gurzuf — Ayu-DagModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest, a composer representing the Russian nationalist school... |
| 37east | On the Southern Coast of Crimea, No. 2: “Baidary”Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The great master of the Russian nationalist school, Modest Mussorg… |
| 38east | Scherzo in C-sharp minorModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky... |
| 39east | The Skaters’ WaltzModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | A beautiful waltz piece popular for skating |
| 40east | Sonata for Piano Four HandsModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky... |
| 41east | Symphonic Poem ‘Night on Bald Mountain’Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest..., a composer representing Russia’s nationalist school |
| 42east | Symphonic Poem “Night on Bald Mountain” (arr. by Rimsky-Korsakov)Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The intensity and tension never let up for nine minutes in the symphonic poem “... |
| 43east | Intermezzo in the classical styleModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the members of the Russian composers' group known as the Five... |
| 44east | reverieModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Known as a member of the Russian nationalist musical group “The Five,” … |
| 45east | Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Like Dvořák of the Czech Republic, to Russia… |
| 46east | Promenade from Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest Mussorgsky, one of the members of the Russian Five… |
| 47east | Impromptu PassionatoModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the founders of Russian nationalist music, and... |
| 48east | In the VillageModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The group of composers representing Russia’s national school, “The Ro… |
| 49east | tear(s)Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Composed by Modest Mussorgsky in his later years... |
| 50east | Meditation Pieces — An Album’s SpellingModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the composers representing the Russian national school… |
| 51east | Spinning Woman (Scherzino)Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Spinning Woman (Scherzino) is Russia’s... |
| 52east | Suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky dai… |
| 53east | “The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba Yaga)” from the suite “Pictures at an Exhibition”Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest Mussorg—based on a Russian folktale... |
| 54east | Suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ No. 1 ‘Promenade’Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Featured in music textbooks, on television programs, and… |
| 55east | “The Great Gate of Kiev” from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Beginning with the peal of a magnificent bell, a stately rhythm... |
| 56east | “Baba Yaga” from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the Russian Five, Modest Musorg… |
| 57east | Promenade (from the suite Pictures at an Exhibition)Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | In a part of the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition, the exhibition... |
| 58east | Pictures at an Exhibition: PromenadeModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | I am currently active as a member of an orchestra... |
| 59east | Symphonic Poem “Night on Bald Mountain”Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | On the eve of St. John’s Day, the earth spirit Chernobog on the bald mountain... |
| 60east | Varlaam’s Song from the opera Boris GodunovModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |
| 61east | From the opera Boris Godunov, Fountain SceneModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Perform the duet in the moonlit garden in the fountain scene of Boris Godunov. |
| 62east | Song Cycle “Songs and Dances of Death”Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Song Cycle 'Songs and Dances of Death (Songs and…' |
| 63east | From the suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, Tuileries (The Garden)Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | From the suite Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries (The Tuileries Gardens)… |
| 64east | Boris’s monologue from the opera Boris GodunovModest Petrovich Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The opera Boris Godunov (Boris G... |